How to disconnect Facebook from Instagram

When creating an account through a Meta platform, you are often encouraged to link to your other accounts. However, unlinking your accounts is a little more complicated than that.

Instagram continues to be one of the most popular social media platforms out there, with users constantly sharing new posts, and interacting with other users’ content on the app.

Users are given the option to link their Instagram account with their Facebook account which makes it easy to cross-post and connect with their Facebook friends on Instagram.

However, you may at some point change your mind about having the two accounts connected, whether that’s because you just want to keep your social media accounts separate in general, or because you’ve stopped being active on Facebook.

Fortunately, unlinking the two platforms is pretty easy, and can be done from within the Instagram app.

How to unlink Instagram and Facebook

To unlink your Facebook account from your Instagram account, you’ll need to have the Instagram app downloaded and be logged in. Then, follow these steps:

1. Open Instagram.
2. Go to your profile, then click the three lines in the top right corner.
3. Tap ‘Settings,’ then scroll to ‘Account.’
4. Go to ‘Sharing to other apps.’
5. Click Facebook, then select ‘Unlink Account.’
6. Tap ‘Yes, I’m sure’ to confirm when prompted.

This should then unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can also use the above method to unlink other social media accounts from Instagram.

If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, check out our other guides such as how to link your Instagram account to TikTok and how to see your first-liked Instagram post.